What color is #61322E?

#61322E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rampant Rhubarb. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61322E?

The RGB value is 97, 50, 46: 97 red, 50 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61322E?

The complementary color is #2E5D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61322E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61322E color

#61322E rgb(97, 50, 46)

Shades of red

The hex color #61322E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 19.6% green and 18% blue (97, 50, 46).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 36% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 53% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Rampant Rhubarb (#603231), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#61322E color codes

HEX	`#61322E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 50, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 19.6%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 36%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 53%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 53%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.79, 20.68, 12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.79, 23.92, 30.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.564, 5.02, 3.208)`
Decimal	`6369838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61322E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #61322E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61322E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #61322E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61322e; }
.text { color: #61322e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61322e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 50 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61322e, #614b2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #61322E?: #61322E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rampant Rhubarb. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61322E?: The RGB value is 97, 50, 46: 97 red, 50 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61322E?: The complementary color is #2E5D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61322E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.